The Action Figure and Toy Collecting and Discussion Thread!

I still buy most of my figures from brick-and-mortar retail and from the local toy shop. Ordering online might guarantee you the figures, but it takes longer, usually costs more and there's no control over the quality of the item that's shipped. Brick-and-mortar toy hunts might be time-consuming in their own right and you frequently come up empty-handed, but you can hold and look at the items you want to buy and make sure they have the best quality, both the figures and the packaging (if you keep them carded or boxed). Too many variables to make ordering online the automatic way to buy figures, at least from my point of view.

To each their own, though. It's all about which method makes you happier and is easier for the individual collector.

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Sometimes it easier for me to order something online. I have gone to stores to find a lot of the Marvel stuff that aren't in the best quality when it comes to the carded figures. When I bought the Winter Soldier Disney exclusive I had to get it online because the Disney store nearest to me when out of business a few years ago. You're right, you never know what condition it gonna be in when you order it online. You're taking a risk and sometimes the figures don't always look what they show online. Some people call it a hobby, but for me I call it my sickness.

OdoWan it was revealed I believe at NYCC that DC Collectibles is making all versions of the characters. They will come out on a rotating basis. Eventually we are supposed to get "Batman: The Animated Series" and "Justice League" versions. I'm hoping they will do "Batman Beyond" eventually if these do well.

Yeah, I've seen the mockup of the TAS style Batman coming in wave 4. I get not wanting to repeat characters right out of the gate. It's just going to be a little frustrating for a while having some characters in one style and some in another. I think this line will have some legs, though, and we'll eventually get most if not all important characters in both styles. Batman: The Animated Series nostalgia is strong, and that will translate to sales.

Nintendo is now in the business of creating plastic crack, and I must have them all.

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That is a terrific line. I like it a lot.

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That's been a widespread feeling when it comes to Hasbro and their Star Wars license. They make turds and complete stinkbombs from time to time, but even then you often feel compelled to collect them all.

How is it that Hasbro can make every Star Wars character into a figure of different variants, but yet when it comes to Marvel they don't? I would love to see Teddy, Billy (from Young Avengers) Anole, (X-Men) Shatterstar and Rictor (Peter David's X-Factor) in stores on the peg waiting to get bought. Sure these characters maybe gay I would buy them in a heartbeat. If they are made right in their image and come with accessories I'm sure they would sell.

I don't know if OdoWan has either the free time or the stamina to make and post another Twelve Days of Christmas countdown featuring his action figures, but if he does it would probably be just as much fun and as epic as last year's.

Ah! Inspiration has struck me, and I'm writing something special for you guys now. It's not going to be the massive cluster that the 12 Days was, but it's possibly even more ambitious. You'll all see soon enough.